Notes for Contributors - Public Archaeology

Public Archaeology welcomes original contributions that match the aims and scope of the journal on the understanding that their contents have not previously been published or are currently submitted for publication elsewhere. All submissions will be sent to independent referees. It is a condition of publication that papers become the copyright of the W.S. Maney and Son Ltd. All editorial correspondence and contributions should be sent to the editor: Neal Ascherson, Institute of Archaeology, UCL, 31–34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY, UK (email: n.ascherson@ucl.ac.uk)

Presentation and Style 

Articles should not normally exceed 9,000 words including notes; submissions that are longer should be discussed with the editor in advance. Authors will be asked to supply an abstract of not more

than 200 words and a list of seven key words, for articles accepted for publication. All material should be styled in accordance with the MHRA Style Guide (2002). Words should not be hyphenated at the end of a line, Use inverted commas for short quotations (double for quotations within quotations), but quotations over 50 words should be indented and single-spaced without inverted commas.

Notes and References 

Contributors should adhere to journal house-style in the presentation of references within the text in ‘author–date’ style. Notes should be indicated by a superscript Arabic numeral. Use of abbreviations should be restricted and the full form given at the first point of citation. Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of references.

For books:

Bahn, P., 1996, Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, Oxford University Press.

For articles in books:

Jameson, J.H., 1997, ‘What this book is about’, in J.H. Jameson (ed.), Presenting Archaeology to the Public: Digging for Truth, London, Phoenix House, Ltd.

For articles in journals:

Smith, D.W., Davis, L.M. and Price, B.N., 1993 ‘Microclimatic conditions’. In: Studies in Conservation 58 (3), 164–172.

Illustrations 

These should be submitted on separate pages and numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals for

figures. Each must have a caption and source. Within the text, figures and tables should be referred to by number (e.g. Figures 1), and placement in the text should be clearly indicated. The author will be required to provide good-quality TIFF or EPS files on disk at a minimum input scanning resolution of 350–400 dpi for halftones, 800 dpi for simple line and 1200 dpi for fine line illustrations. The author will be required to provide copyright clearance and permission line for the use of any illustrative matter in the journal (in both printed and online formats) and will be liable for any fee charged by the owner of the image. 

Submission by email 

On notification by the Editor that a paper has been accepted, a final version of the article should be submitted on disk or by email in Word for PC. In preparing the electronic version, there is no need to format articles. Please use plain style and avoid elaborate layout or typography, but include italics or bold type when necessary, and make sure that headings and subheadings are clearly visible as such. Please type endnotes using Word’s endnoting feature, numbering them sequentially through the article from 1; use hard returns only at the end of paragraphs; switch auto-hyphenation off; and do not justify text.

Proofs 

Proofs will be sent as PDF files via e-mail to the author. Proofs are supplied for checking and making essential typographical corrections, not for general revision, alteration or changes to illustrations, which will not be allowed. Proofs must be returned to the Editor within 72 hours.

Eprints 

Authors of papers in Public Archaeology receive a screen-resolution PDF file of the published version.

Orders for digital reprints may be made at the time proofs are distributed.